Software Engineer - Python​/JavaScript

About the Opportunity

Looking to level up your career and apply your software skills to real‑world scientific and engineering challenges? At Servomex
, you’ll build the development tools and manufacturing test systems behind our world‑leading gas analyzers - precision instruments used across clean energy, medical oxygen, safety systems, and advanced research.

If you’ve spent the last few years honing your engineering skills and now want more autonomy, more hardware interaction, and more influence on technical decisions, this role is designed for you.

Please note: this opportunity is not available for sponsorship, the successful candidate must have full eligibility to work in the UK on a permanent basis.

• Develop reliable software for manufacturing rigs and internal R&D tooling
• Implement complex mathematical and numerical algorithms for high‑accuracy sensing
• Improve test, Dev Ops, and development infrastructure
• Help define system requirements and actively contribute to architecture decisions
• Write quality code backed by meaningful testing
• Participate in design reviews and influence best practices
• Take ownership of projects and deliver solutions end‑to‑end
• Collaborate across engineering, science, and hardware teams

You don’t need every skill - growth mindset welcome...

• Background in hardware‑related products (instrumentation, automation, manufacturing, etc.)
• Strong understanding of data handling, visualisation, or numerical methods
• Comfortable with CI/CD, Git, and modern Dev Ops tools
• Some UI/UX awareness for tool interfaces
  
  Interest in science, sensing technologies, and solving practical engineering problems

• Salary: £60,000 to £75,000 - Servomex considers several factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
• Location:
  
  Crowborough, East Sussex (hybrid three days/week during the initial settling months, four days onsite will be required).
• Flexible working, company bonus scheme, 25 days’ holiday (+ buy more), up to 10.5% (employer) pension, wellbeing support, volunteering days, enhanced family benefits, free parking, and more.
• Permanent right to work in the UK required.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates with a disability may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any such adjustments during the application process. Please note we will also make reasonable adjustments wherever possible to enable employees to complete their roles to the best of their ability.